Footage dated Oct 30, 2024 and later shown at a U.S. House Oversight UAP hearing (Sept 9, 2025) appears to show an MQ-9 tracking a bright spherical orb over water off Yemen while another MQ-9 fires a Hellfire missile at it. In the clip, the missile seems to strike the object and “bounce”/fail to detonate, with the orb continuing on course. The incident has become a flashpoint in the modern “orb UAP” debate, because it’s framed as weapons engagement footage rather than a passive sighting.